Governor may think fit all or any of the
powers vested in the Governor by the said
Act, except the powers conferred by sections
twenty-two, forty, forty-eight, sixty, ninety-
six, and one hundred and seven thereof, sub-
ject or not to any limitations or restrictions as
he may think fit ;

And whereas, by an instrument in writing,
dated the third day of February, 1869, and
published in the New Zealand Gazette of the
eighth day of February, 1869, His Excellency
the Governor did, under his hand and the
Public Seal of the Colony, delegate unto me,
Conrad Hoes, Chairman of the County
Council of the County of Westland, all the
powers vested in the Governor under or by
virtue of “The Gold Fields Act, 1866,”
except the powers conferred by sections
eleven, twenty-two, thirty, thirty-three,
thirty-nine, forty, forty-eight, sixty, ninety-
six, and one hundred and seven of the said
Act, to have, hold, and exercise the said
powers hereby delegated to the said Conrad
Hoes within the County of Westland :

Now therefore, I, Conrad Hoes, Chairman
of the County Council of the County of West-
land, in exercise of the powers in that behalf
delegated unto me, do hereby grant unto
Aldrich, Boyle and Co., a further protection
for the space of twelve months for their bridge
erected across the Arahura River, and autho-
rise the collection of the undermentioned tolls.

The protection to date from the twentieth
day of December, 1869.

Given under my hand, at Hokitika, this
tenth day of December, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-nine.

C. Hoes.

SCHEDULE.

For every foot passenger ... 0 6
" horse, with or without rider
or pack ... 1 0
" vehicle drawn by one horse 2 6
" extra horse to the vehicle... 0 6
" head of large cattle ... 0 6
" sheep, goat, or pig ... 0 1

Double the above rates may be charged
between the hours of ten o’clock at night and
six o’clock in the morning.

Government Officers on duty ... Free

County Chairman’s Office,
Hokitika, 3rd January, 1870.

THE Chairman of the County Council
directs it to be notified for general in-
formation that

HENRY LEE ROBINSON, Esq.,

has been declared duly elected as a Member
of the County Council for the Electoral Dis-
trict of Kanieri, in the room of William Lee
Rees, Esq., resigned.

A. E. TENNANT,
Chief Clerk.

County Chairman’s Office,
Hokitika, 28th December, 1869.

THE Chairman of the County Council
directs it to be notified for general in-
formation that

MR. JOSEPH BEALE

has been elected Chairman of the Arahura
Road Board, in the room of Mr. Denis
Hannah, resigned.

A. E. TENNANT,
Chief Clerk.

County Chairman’s Office,
Hokitika, 16th December, 1869.

THE Chairman of the County Council
directs it to be notified that

MESSRS. FREDERICK DALE
AND SAMUEL MITCHELL

have been re-elected Members of the Kanieri
Road Board ; and

MR. WILLIAM SHADLOW BRENTNALL

has been elected a Member of the above-named
Board, in the room of Mr. James Gemmell,
who retires by rotation.

A. E. TENNANT,
Chief Clerk.

[Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette, No.
70, of the 10th December, 1869.]

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 8th December, 1869.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint

FRANK GUINNESS, Esq.,

to be Returning Officer, under “The County
of Westland Act, 1868,” for the District of
Kanieri.

W. GISBORNE.

[Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette, No.
70, of the 10th December, 1869.]

Treasury,
Wellington, 3rd December, 1889.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint

THOMAS HORTON, Esq.,

to be Auditor of the Accounts for all Road
Districts in the County of Westland.

W. GISBORNE,
(For the Colonial Treasurer.)